Rooney and Kate Mara as Horny Sisters Lusting for Orlando Bloom Get 6.5-Minute Venice Standing Ovation for ‘Bucking Fastard’
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Werner Herzog's surreal drama "Bucking Fastard" received a 6.5-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night. The film stars real-life sisters Rooney and Kate Mara as Jean and Joan Holbrooke, a pair of siblings described as doing absolutely everything together, speaking in unison, sharing the same dreams, and loving the same man.
The premiere elicited an emotional response, leaving director Werner Herzog teary. Kate Mara described the project as "quite beautiful and very unusual."
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The Hollywood Reporter (US)Emphasizes Werner Herzog's emotional reaction and describes the film as unusual and beautiful.
Variety (US)Highlights the provocative premise of sisters lusting after Orlando Bloom.
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